Legal Assistant

Location : New York, NY

Job Type : Subcontractors

Reference Code : OAG_2024_010JB

Start Date : 05/06/2024

End Date : 09/06/2024

Hours : Full Time

Travel : No

Relocation : No

Job Description :

Title: Legal Assistant
Position Type: Temp
Agency: New York State agency focused on legal matters.
Location: New York, NY
Hours: TBD

Job Description
Our client, a “NYS agency focused on legal matters”, is looking for a Legal Assistant.

Responsibilities

• Provide extensive assistance to attorneys in a busy professional legal office that handles Federal and State litigation.
• Prepare correspondence and all relevant case materials for the record.
• Electronic file management for NYMatters, including scanning, and transferring documents within NYMatters updating, maintaining, and searching NYMatters for case files.
• Perform document review, including the use of electronic discovery.
• Organize exhibits for examination before trial (EBT).
• Assist assigned attorney with State and Federal trials.
• Serve subpoenas or arrange service.
• Arrange for filing pleadings and other legal papers with the court clerk of record.
• Review discovery demands received and work closely with attorney to prepare responses.
• Assist in the review and redaction of documents for production in response to discovery demands.
• Assimilate transcripts from EBTs or excerpts from trial transcripts.
• Conduct legal research using Westlaw, Federal Court Pacer, NY Courts E-Filing and legal source materials such as statutes, rules and regulations.
• Review litigation documents such as summons and complaints, motions, affidavits and agency determinations.
• Draft and assemble legal documents (Notice of entry, hearing exhibits, legal correspondence, judgments, subpoenas, etc.).
• Analyze and process interim and dispositive decisions and orders.
• Prepare final documents for file closing.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications :

Required Qualifications

Key Skills/Abilities: Must be proficient in Microsoft Word/Excel and have knowledge of Relativity eDiscovery platform.

Preferred Education: High School or Technical Degree/Certificate

Penda Aiken, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

SUBS SUBMIT BY 04-16-2024